Table 4.
Knowledge and Attitude of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Heard of HPV vaccine | 90 | 56.6 |
| Source of knowledge of HPV vaccine | ||
| Doctor | 26 | 28.9 |
| Family or friends | 22 | 24.4 |
| Newspaper or magazine | 36 | 40 |
| Television | 27 | 30 |
| Internet | 13 | 14.4 |
| Radio | 3 | 3.3 |
| Other | 1 | 1.1 |
| Don't know | 6 | 6.7 |
| Know number of doses of HPV vaccine | 19 | 21.6 |
| Number of doses (n = 19) | ||
| 1 | 2 | 10.5 |
| 3 | 15 | 78.9 |
| Other | 2 | 10.5 |
| Know recommended age of HPV vaccine | 31 | 34.8 |
| Recommended age (n = 31) | ||
| 9–16 Years | 5 | 15.2 |
| Above 16 years | 26 | 78.9 |
| Other | 2 | 6.1 |
| Interested in HPV vaccine | 68 | 43.3 |
| Reason for not previously receiving the HPV vaccine | ||
| Don't know enough | 71 | 78.4 |
| Doctors did not recommend | 12 | 13.6 |
| Worried about safety | 4 | 6.8 |
| Too old for vaccine | 5 | 5.7 |
| Do not need a vaccine | 3 | 3.4 |
| Not sexually active | 2 | 3.4 |
| Too expensive | 2 | 2.3 |
| Recommend HPV vaccine to others | 113 | 70.6 |
| Recommend HPV vaccine to daughter (n = 36) | 25 | 69.4 |
| Barriers and facilitators to administering the vaccine | ||
| Chance to develop cervical cancer even after vaccine | 11 | 7 |
| Fear of side effects of the HPV vaccine | 3 | 2 |